Emergency Firefighting Water System and Power Project Manager I Infrastructure – San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (5502)

Under the direction of the Senior Project Manager the Project Manager I (PM I) is responsible for managing and implementing approximately $65 million of Emergency Firefighting Water System (EFWS) improvement and Power projects for the San Francisco Public Utilities (SFPUC).  In addition the PM I will have a support role to assist the Senior Project Manager with other important EFWS and Power projects that total over $200M.

The Power projects are intended to provide additional transmission and distribution capacity to meet increasing electrical customer demands. The Power projects are part of the SFPUC Capital Improvement Program (CIP) funded by the 10-year Hetchy Capital Improvement Program (HCIP). 

The EFWS projects are intended to provide high pressure fire suppression water following emergencies such as an earthquake and include the planning design and construction of the Mission Bay Ferry Landing Fireboat Manifold project. Similarly this PM will also have a supporting role to assist the Senior Project Manager with other EFWS projects.  The EFWS projects are funded in part by the SFPUC 10-year Water Enterprise Capital Improvement Program (WECIP) and the Earthquake Safety and Emergency Response (ESER) Bonds.  

The PM I will take a lead role with the following projects:

Burma Rd Undergrounding

Burma Road Undergrounding project involves approximately 1.4 miles of existing overhead and underground electrical work at Lands End adjacent to the Bay Bridge in Oakland. It will require adding a new circuit and reinforcements to connect to the existing submarine cables to meet increasing electrical demand on Treasure Island associated with phased housing development.

EFWS Mission Bay Ferry Landing Fireboat Manifold

The project constructs a new pipeline and fireboat manifold at the new Mission Bay Ferry Landing at the bay side of 16th Street and Terry Francois Blvd.  The new pipe will connect to an existing 20-inch diameter Earthquake Resistant Ductile Iron Pipe (ERDIP) AWSS main along Terry Francois Blvd.

Essential Functions:

The tasks involved in the various projects are as follows:

1. Project Management: Manage project budget schedule and scope.
2. Needs Definition Condition Assessment. Alternatives Identification: Define the project needs assess the conditions of all existing pertinent facilities and identify feasible alternatives to address project needs.
3. Alternatives Evaluation: Evaluate various alternatives for meeting the project objectives based on designated evaluation criteria. Recommend the preferred alternative.
4. Prepare Conceptual Engineering Report: Prepare a report that specifies the 10% design level for the recommended alternative.
5. Environmental Review: Conduct required environmental studies; analyze and evaluate project alternatives. If necessary prepare draft and final EIR and EIS for circulation and public hearings. Pursue statutory exemption categorical exemption or mitigated negative declaration where feasible.
6. Engineering Design: Develop 100% construction documents (plans and specifications) for the project.
7. Bid and Contracting Support: Support SFPUC Contracts for bidding the SFPUC award process and contracting.  Support coordination with construction contracts administered by other City agencies such as Public Works.
8. Construction Management Support: Support construction management to facilitate project construction.
9. Operational Start-Up and Close-Out:  Support the operational start-up of any newly constructed facilities and finalize project finances during close-out.

Class 5502 performs other related duties as required.

Qualifications :

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in architecture engineering or planning plus four years of responsible architectural engineering or construction management experience OR
• A Bachelors Degree in another field plus six years of responsible experience in a field directly related to the project OR
• Eight years of architectural engineering or construction management experience in a field directly related to the project OR
• California registration as professional engineer or architect

One year of full-time employment is equivalent to 2000 hours. (2000 hours of qualifying work experience is based on a 40-hour work week.) Any overtime hours that you work above forty (40) hours per week are not included in the calculation to determine full-time employment.

Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.

Verification of Education and Experience:

Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. Education verification information on verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency can be found at How to Verify Education Requirements Department of Human Resources ().

Note: Falsifying ones education training or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.

All work experience education training and other information substantiating how you meet the minimum qualifications must be included on your application by the filing deadline. Information submitted after the filing deadline will not be considered in determining whether you meet the minimum qualifications. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed City and County of San Francisco application. Applications completed improperly may be cause for ineligibility disqualification or may lead to lower scores.

Additional Information :

Additional Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco:

• Information About The Hiring Process
• Conviction History
• Employee Benefits Overview  
• Equal Employment Opportunity 
• Disaster Service Worker
• ADA Accommodation
• Veterans Preference
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement

HOW TO APPLY

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The City and County of San Francisco encourages women minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex race age religion color national origin ancestry physical disability mental disability medical condition (associated with cancer a history of cancer or genetic characteristics) HIV/AIDS status genetic information marital status sexual orientation gender gender identity gender expression military and veteran status or other protected category under the law.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time